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• English National Opera gets RPS award boost

  05-05-2015 23:31
  
  Company currently in special funding measures wins opera and music theatre category at prestigious awards for ‘consistently outstanding work’Continue reading...
  
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• The Top Five Richest Artists in Hip Hop…

  05-05-2015 23:29
  
  Forbes has released a list of the top five wealthiest artists in hip-hop. Surprisingly, Dr. Dre isn’t at the top. Guess he’s not the “first...
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• Music Review: Mumford & Sons go digital; songs go thud

  05-05-2015 22:33
  
  Mumford & Sons, "Wilder Mind" (Glassnote)
  
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• Germany's Gerhaher is top classical singer for RPS

  05-05-2015 22:32
  
  German baritone Christian Gerhaher was named best classical singer of 2014 and Latvian Andris Nelsons the year's best conductor by Britain's Royal Philharmonic Society (RPS) on Tuesday. It was the second major award for Gerhaher, who last month was named top male vocalist at the International Opera Awards. Nelsons is the outgoing head of the Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. The RPS, which was founded in 1813 and commissioned Beethoven's Ninth Symphony, gives awards at its annual May dinner for "th
  
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• The 2015 Pygmalion Festival Lineup…

  05-05-2015 22:26
  
  The Pygmalion Festival has released their initial lineup. The fest takes place in Champaign-Urbana, Illinois from September 23 – 27. The festival features music, tech,...
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• Bono and U2 set as sole guests on Friday's 'Tonight Show'

  05-05-2015 22:00
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — New Yorkers have been running into Bono and his band, U2, all over town the past few days.
  
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• The 2015 Libera Award Nominees…

  05-05-2015 21:25
  
  A2IM’s Libera Awards nominations were due back in February. This list of nominees has now been released. Beggars Group has received the most nominations. Winners...
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• Vance Joy's Cover Of Taylor Swift's 'I Know Places' Is The Definition Of Perfection

  05-05-2015 19:21
  
  *Wipes away a single tear*
  
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• Jay Z's Tidal washout: has the rapper lost touch with his fans?

  05-05-2015 19:14
  
  Jay Z’s journey from rapper to mogul has left casualties along the way, but the music made fans overlook them. With Tidal, has their indulgence run out? Continue reading...
  
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• U2 busk on New York subway with Jimmy Fallon for the Tonight Show

  05-05-2015 18:46
  
  The thinly disguised band perform Angel of Harlem at Grand Central station with the talkshow host – who had previously duetted with Blur Continue reading...
  
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• Orchestra of the ROH/Pappano – enjoying the chance to be seen and heard

  05-05-2015 18:36
  
  Royal Opera House, LondonWith repertoire that played to his musicians’ strengths as colourists, accompanists and as a dance orchestra, Pappano showed the excellence of his ROH ensemble Continue reading...
  
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• Cheltenham jazz festival review – Jamie Cullum leads rip-roaring lineup

  05-05-2015 18:17
  
  Various venues, Cheltenham
  Veteran players Lee Konitz, Archie Sheep and others rubbed shoulders with rising stars for a shoulder-shaking celebration of everything from blues to Afrobeat Continue reading...
  
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• Lana Doing Fandango's Dance On WWE Raw Was A Real Thing

  05-05-2015 18:16
  
  And rather marvellous it was too...
  
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• Premiere | Stream Steve Aoki's New Album Neon 'Future II'

  05-05-2015 18:15
  
  Listen to the superstar DJ/producer's brand new album with MTV First...
  
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• Kate Middleton & Prince William Officially Register Daughter's Birth

  05-05-2015 18:13
  
  Aww...
  
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• Remembering Ronald Stevenson

  05-05-2015 18:10
  
  The maverick composer-pianist was one of the finest musicians of his generation. Tom Service picks his favourite of his compositions Continue reading...
  
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• One Direction Tease A Few Surprises For 'The Late Late Show With James Corden' Appearance

  05-05-2015 17:34
  
  Liam Payne has confirmed the lads will appear on TV for the first time without Zayn next week...
  
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• Is This The Moment Sami Zayn Injured His Shoulder?

  05-05-2015 17:15
  
  Raw debutant is reported to be undergoing an MRI later today...
  
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• Iceage review – relentless Rønnenfelt plows on through a field of diehard fans

  05-05-2015 17:15
  
  Night and Day, Manchester
  The Danish singer sounds hoarse and looks tired in a brisk performance that has an unexpected going-through-the-motions feel Continue reading...
  
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• There Were So Many Hot Girl Duos At The Met Ball & Miley Cyrus Was Involved In Two Of ’Em

  05-05-2015 16:37
  
  Arriving with Zoe Kravitz and leaving with Rita Ora, Miley knows that girls run the world…
  
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• 10 Things We Know About Taylor Swift's 1989 Tour After It Kicks Off In Tokyo

  05-05-2015 16:32
  
  It's finally begun...
  
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• Zayn Malik's Sister Reveals What She Really Thinks About Perrie Edwards!

  05-05-2015 16:28
  
  Doniya Malik also admits that the former One Direction star was "spoilt" as a child...
  
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• Kris Jenner Cries All The Tears When Talking About Bruce's Gender Transition

  05-05-2015 15:51
  
  The moment Bruce tells daughter Kendall Jenner has also been revealed and we're warning you to get the tissues...
  
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• Music Review: Zac Brown Band eclectic on 'Jekyll + Hyde'

  05-05-2015 15:42
  
  Zac Brown Band, "Jekyll + Hyde" (Southern Ground/John Varvatos/Big Machine/Republic Nashville)
  
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• Music Review: Stapleton's solo CD takes road less travelled

  05-05-2015 15:41
  
  Chris Stapleton, "Traveller" (Mercury Nashville)
  
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• Quiz: Which Met Ball Dress Are You?

  05-05-2015 15:25
  
  Omlette? Bey?
  
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• The Prodigy review – still berserk after all these years

  05-05-2015 15:17
  
  Newcastle Academy
  Back from a six-year absence, the electro-punk Firestarters are as thrillingly insurrectionary as ever Continue reading...
  
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• Rihanna Ditches 'Omelette' Dress To Totally Rock The Met Ball! Watch Her Performance Here...

  05-05-2015 14:59
  
  The star performed some of her biggest hits for celebs at the gala and it looked like quite the show...
  
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• Reprezent: why the south London radio station should be saved

  05-05-2015 14:41
  
  The cult station in Peckham, which boasts presenters as young as 15 and made stars of DJ Jamz Supernova and grime artist Stormzy, is threatened with closure due to funding cuts. But its supporters won’t let it go down without a fight
  “We’re saying goodbye to one of our family members tonight, let’s wish her good luck,” says Adrian Newman, the station manager at Reprezent Radio. The mood is excitable in the studio today, as one of the station’s biggest stars, Jamz Supernova, is transm
  
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• Hailey Baldwin Dyed Her Hair Brunette For The Met Ball And We Didn’t Even Recognise Her

  05-05-2015 14:29
  
  We’re always game for a celeb hair transformation, though.
  
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• Mariah Carey to perform at Billboard Music Awards 2015

  05-05-2015 14:24
  
  The singer will appear at the music awards ceremony in Las Vegas later this month.
  
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• Kim Kardashian Turns Back Time In Cher-Inspired Met Ball Dress

  05-05-2015 14:14
  
  The reality TV star wore Roberto Cavalli by Peter Dundas…
  
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• Jaden Smith Quits Twitter, The Internet Mourns A Truly Great Philospher

  05-05-2015 14:14
  
  Will we ever know whether or not mirrors are real or if school is actually a tool to brainwash the youth...
  
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• Robert Pattinson And FKA Twigs Make Their Red Carpet Debut As A Couple At The 2015 Met Ball

  05-05-2015 13:57
  
  Well don’t they scrub up nicely?
  
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• Twitter Has Another Casualty As Avengers: Age Of Ultron Director Joss Whedon Quits!

  05-05-2015 13:55
  
  The filmmaker is thought to have jumped ship following criticism over Black Widow...
  
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• Dalibor review – Belohlávek warms to Smetana’s purple passages

  05-05-2015 13:55
  Barbican, London
  The Czech conductor guides his compatriot’s lesser-known opera of romantic tragedy to a rapturous climax Continue reading...
  
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• Grateful Dead: 250 UK cinemas to screen their farewell show

  05-05-2015 13:21
  
  Their gig at Chicago’s Soldier Field on 5 July will be broadcast in Britain the following eveningGrateful Dead fans in the UK who didn’t get tickets for the group’s farewell shows in July have reason to be dead grateful: the original jam band have announced that their final show, at Soldier Field in Chicago, will be broadcast via satellite to UK cinemas. Related: George RR Martin says Grateful Dead inspired previous workRelated: 10 of the best: the Grateful DeadContinue reading...
  
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• New music: JME Feat. Giggs – Man Don’t Care

  05-05-2015 13:04
  
  Check out the fresh release here...
  
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• Olly Murs review – unbridled enthusiasm and chutzpah from the people’s pop star

  05-05-2015 12:51
  
  O2 Arena, London
  Robbie Williams-esque extrovert is at his ebullient peak with entertainment rather than reflectionIt takes chutzpah for a pop star to use Pharrell’s Happy and Taylor Swift’s Shake It Off as warm-up music, but it’s a quality Olly Murs has in abundance. His career is a triumph of persistence and self-belief; as a statement of fact, the title of his latest album, Never Been Better, can’t be improved. It became his third chart-topping LP, and the tour supporting it
  
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• Cult heroes: Canibus's madcap artistry makes him one of hip-hop's greats

  05-05-2015 12:45
  
  Canibus has more of a reputation for what happens off-mic than on it – and that’s unfair, because he’s a genuis with a monastic devotion to rapIf you’re one of the bewilderingly small number of hip-hop fans around the globe who realise that Canibus is one of the greatest rappers of all time, you’ll be no stranger to concepts of alternate realities and parallel universes – that’s the sort of stuff he enthusiastically ladles into his dazzlingly eccentric verses, alongside references
  
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• Sorry Everyone, But Jason Derulo Didn't Fall Down The Stairs At The Met Ball

  05-05-2015 12:36
  
  This rumour got seriously out of hand last night...
  
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• Ryan Gosling Finally Eats His Cereal In Tribute To Meme Creator

  05-05-2015 12:25
  
  The actor paid homage to Ryan McHenry, who recently lost his battle with cancer...
  
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• Chris Brown accused of fight during basketball game in Las Vegas

  05-05-2015 12:19
  
  Singer denies being involved in alleged assault at Palms Casino Resort, as police investigate argument and fight on basketball courtContinue reading...
  
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• Sarah Jessica Parker's Met Ball Headdress Set The Internet On Fire

  05-05-2015 11:59
  
  The Philip Treacy statement piece was almost as meme-d as Rihanna's frock!
  
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• Justin Bieber And Selena Gomez Dodge Each Other At Met Ball

  05-05-2015 11:52
  
  The famous exes arrived just minutes apart...
  
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• Win a pair of tickets to Glastonbury festival

  05-05-2015 11:41
  
  Prize draw: The Guardian has five pairs of Glastonbury tickets to give away. Enter here for your chance to win Glastonbury has sold out – but there’s still a chance you could be making the trip to Worthy Farm this June. Foo Fighters and Kanye West will headline the Friday and Saturday nights respectively with a “most likely” British artist expected to be announced for the Sunday slot on 1 June. Other artists include Pharrell Williams, Florence and the Machine, George Clinton, Alt-J, Pat
  
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• Katy Perry And Madonna Rock Matching Moschino Gowns To The 2015 Met Ball

  05-05-2015 11:30
  
  Which star do you think owned the look best?
  
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• Go Behind The Scenes Of M.O.'s 'Preach'

  05-05-2015 11:20
  
  Plus we chat to the trio...
  
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• Beyonce and Rihanna steal the show on the 2015 Met Gala red carpet

  05-05-2015 11:19
  
  Beyonce’s bejewelled outfit dazzled on the steps of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.
  
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• Beyonce and Rihanna wear stand-out dresses on the 2015 Met Gala red carpet

  05-05-2015 11:07
  
  Beyonce’s bejewelled outfit dazzled on the steps of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.
  
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